“It wouldn’t necessarily be that alarming to the students, because now it would be an armed guard they don’t really know has a firearm,” said Mike Reilly, a retired NYPD cop who sits on the Staten Island education council. “That’s the key behind the program.”

The resolution stresses that the gun-toting “special patrolmen” wouldn’t be involved in routine school disciplinary matters.

It also seeks the gradual installation of buzzer- entry systems with video surveillance and panic buttons at every public school.

“It’s not possible to be 100 percent safe, but our schools could be safer,” said council president Sam Pirozzolo. “All we’re looking to do is add a layer [of protection] that might slow somebody down a bit.”